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This constitutional change would make it easier for Mainers with disabilities to help questions get on the ballot

A Mainer with a disability preventing them from signing a petition for themselves has not been able to help referendum questions get to the ballot in the past, but a constitutional amendment voters will decide on in November would change that. Read More

A former state senator will fill an empty seat on Bar Harbor’s council

When the winds blew hardest on Deer Isle, two guys with chainsaws knew just what to do

By Saturday, more than 30,000 still lack power, with last CMP customers expected to get power back Monday

A drug counselor from Wiscasset uses his own tale of addiction to spread hope

Stabbing case near Scarborough school resolves with plea deal

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Nine rescued after canoes capsize on remote lake in Piscataquis County

This Maine mother wanted a divorce. Instead, she made a show about sex, desire and marriage counseling.

FARM TO KITCHEN TABLE

What vegetable gardening taught me this year

We’ve reached that time in the season — the point where we bid goodnight to our garden beds and reflect on the season past. Read More

Man wanted in 2 states and arrested at Bangor hotel is released from jail

The Colorado man arrested Thursday by Bangor police on a fugitive from justice warrant was released from the Penobscot County Jail on Friday after Florida’s attorney general declined to authorize his extradition to the Sunshine State. Read More

Portland opens warming shelters as almost 10,000 residents face outages

Almost 10,000 Portland residents have been without power since Thursday’s storm and can expect the outage to last several days, making Maine’s largest city one of the hardest-hit areas in the state. Read More

International speaker Ian Steppler will speak at Maine beekeeping symposium

The beekeeping symposium is open to all for an admission fee of $25 which includes morning coffee and lunch if booked before Nov. 5. F Read More

Maine astronaut Jessica Meir will go on historic spacewalk Friday

Jessica Meir will venture outside the International Space Station on Friday morning into the vastness of space — and history. Read More

How a Maine animal shelter is finding work for ‘unemployed’ cats

Feral cats have gotten a bad rap. At least that’s what the folks at PAWS Animal Adoption Center say. Read More

The largest amphibians in Maine have invaded its lakes and ponds

The largest amphibian in Maine, mudpuppies can exceed 16 inches in length. Read More

OPINION

It’s not too late to make the Democratic presidential debates much better

Can a televised debate in 2019 really serve the public interest? Read More

HE SAID IT RIGHT

Defending free speech should be a slam dunk

EDITORIALS

A basic income experiment finds poor people spend money on necessities

GEORGE DANBY | EDITORIAL CARTOONIST

Historic spacewalk

OPINION

My fantasy game of ‘Cancer Jeopardy’

EDITORIALS

With attempts to influence our elections, Americans must be skeptical consumers of online content

They’re childhood friends, but they’ll be ‘enemies’ in Saturday’s UMaine football game

Earnest Edwards and Josh Mack grew up playing football together in the Rochester, New York, area. Read More

This UMaine field hockey senior is on a serious scoring streak

UMaine men’s hockey team knocks off eighth-ranked Quinnipiac

Bangor football team subdues Sanford for third straight victory

Brunswick uses corner kick goals to subdue Bangor girls

Friday night’s Maine high school football scores

Facebook’s Zuckerberg pushes back against Bernie Sanders’s call to abolish billionaires

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared to defend the existence of billionaires on Friday, pushing back against Sen. Bernie Sanders’ assertion that nobody in America deserves to be a billionaire. Read More

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